Rick Brunson vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Rick Brunson that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Rick Brunson

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Brunson 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Brunson 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Brunson 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Brunson 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Brunson 0 John Havlicek 8

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.